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042 Using single-cell table cells for custom paragraph formatting - InDesign Tutorial
From the course: InDesign Secrets
042 Using single-cell table cells for custom paragraph formatting
One of the most requested features in InDesign is the ability to put a colored box around or behind a paragraph. You can't really do it yet but there are some good ways to fake it, and my favorite technique is called the one-celled table. Let me show you how it works. I'm going to zoom in on this text here, because I want to put a colored box behind this paragraph. To do that, I need to switch to the Type tool, press the T key, and then select the paragraph. Note that I'm selecting the paragraph, but not the invisible carriage return at the end. I can see that carriage return there, that little invisible character, because I've turned on the hidden characters at the bottom of the Type menu. Without that turned on, it's really hard to tell where the paragraph really ends. Now that I've selected the paragraph, I'm going to come up to the Table menu and choose Convert Text to Table. It's going to turn this one paragraph into a one-celled table. I'm going to the leave the column and row…
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161 Keeping page numbers on top of master items3m 55s
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162 Adding automatic currency symbols in a table cell or before text3m 50s
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163 Make a pop-up footnote for your ebook3m 48s
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164 Deleting tabs at the beginning of paragraphs and applying a paragraph style3m 10s
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165 Five InDesign Presentation tips6m 28s
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089 Three great Object Styles for any designer8m 1s
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090 Choosing alpha channel image transparency2m 25s
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091 Adding and reading metadata for InDesign files3m 25s
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092 Adding ALT tags to your images6m 59s
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093 How to Place & Link a text frame's text but not its formatting7m 4s
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094 Setting the baseline position of a caption2m 39s
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051 Five things that should be in every new file5m 19s
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052 Forcing EPUB page breaks with invisible objects6m 21s
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053 Understanding component information6m 39s
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054 Creating running heads using section markers4m 16s
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055 Making a font with InDesign using the IndyFont script5m 20s
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056 Finding where that color is used7m 17s
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037 Updating a linked table without losing formatting5m 18s
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038 Creating electronic sticky notes4m 49s
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039 Moving master page items to the top layer for visibility2m 48s
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040 Five guide tricks that will impress your coworkers6m 18s
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041 Letting InDesign add the diacritics4m 21s
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042 Using single-cell table cells for custom paragraph formatting6m 2s
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